Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Michaelmas"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Michaelmas \Mich"ael*mas\, n. [Michael + mass religious service;
OE. Mighelmesse.]
The feat of the archangel Michael, a church festival,
celebrated on the 29th of September. Hence, colloquially,
autumn.

{Michaelmas daisy}. (Bot.) See under {Daisy}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

Michaelmas
n : honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England,
Wales, and Ireland [syn: {Michaelmas}, {Michaelmas Day},
{September 29}]


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